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A seated group ritual in a marble hall with a large crowd of children and teenagers sitting on mats. Two men in the foreground wear white dhotis with gold borders, bare upper bodies with sacred ash and tilak marks on the forehead and arms, and rudraksha malas; both have their hands pressed together in prayer, with one holding a small brass vessel. Brass plates with flowers, fruit, bananas, oil lamps and small vessels sit on the floor before them. Other attendees wear casual shirts in red, yellow, blue and green, with a few adults in the background, including a man in a white shirt. Lit oil lamps glow on the floor and a bright window glows behind the crowd.

A photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a hall with a light-coloured floor and mats. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and white body markings sit cross-legged, handling brass plates, small lamps and kalasha-style vessels. Behind them, a large group of boys and young people in school-style shirts sit in rows, many watching the proceedings. Lit oil lamps and brass plates with offerings are arranged on the mat. A black shoulder bag sits at the right. Several young men and women in the background are dressed in varied everyday clothes. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.

December 17 2011

A large hall with many seated participants during a group ritual. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and white shirts with gold-bordered shawls sit on orange mats, holding small brass vessels and spoons over brass plates of offerings. One man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala sits at front left, and a bald man in white at centre holds a dish. Behind them rows of seated devotees in white, saffron and colourful clothing fill the room, with a red-curtained wall and framed portraits and deity pictures above.

A seated group ritual in a hall with a polished floor and woven mats. In the foreground, a young priest in a white dhoti with gold border and white forehead and arm markings sits with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala holds his hands together in namaskar. Brass lamps, small kumkum and flower-laden plates, and a turquoise container sit on the mat in front. Behind them, around two dozen boys and men sit cross-legged in rows, many in white, orange, red and striped shirts, several with white forehead markings.

A photograph of a large seated group inside a bright hall with red chairs and gold-framed shrine cabinets along the walls. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls sit cross-legged on mats with palms pressed together in prayer. Brass lamps, small brass bowls, and plates of offerings sit on orange and red cloths in front of them, with a lit oil lamp and incense sticks nearby. Behind them, rows of younger boys and men in mixed white, striped and colourful shirts sit with hands folded, and a few people are seated at the back near the chairs. The setting suggests a puja or satsang with offerings laid out before the participants.

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July 23 2011

May 07 2012

A seated group puja in a bright hall with pale marble floor. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with saffron-striped shawl and rudraksha mala sits before brass plates of fruit, sweets and red flowers. Beside him a man in white dhoti with a red-striped shawl and a mala holds his hands in anjali, and a bare-chested man with white tilak marks on his arms folds his palms in prayer. Behind them rows of boys in shirts of red, yellow, orange and blue sit before brass lamps, small bowls and offerings. Other devotees and a woman in a red sari sit further back among red cushions.

A large hall with cream tiled floor and red curtains where many people sit in rows on the floor before small brass puja plates. Foreground: a bald man in white dhoti with red-bordered cloth sits cross-legged, hands joined in prayer, beside a brass plate with a lamp and offerings on an orange mat. Behind him, rows of seated boys and young men in white dhotis, shirts and colourful clothing perform the puja, each with a thali of flowers, brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels on orange and blue mats. No visible statue or portrait of a figure matching the page's a person reference is clearly identifiable.